Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter II. The commonwealth of Australia

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car w] THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 805 aven in case of domestic disorder the federal power can, by s. 119 of the Constitution only intervene on the invitation of the executive authority, although it is bound to protect ‘he states against invasion. The whole question came again to the front in connexion with the Colonial Conference of 1907. No invitations were sent to the Governments of the states to be represented at that Conference just as no invitations had been sent to them in 1902.2 Realizing that this would be done, representations were made by the Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia, in favour of the representation of the states at the Conference. The Secretary of State declined on the ground that no invitations had been sent in 1902, with the result that reasoned arguments in favour of the inclusion of the states in the Conference were presented by the Government of South Australia and by the Government of New South Wales, while the Government of the Commonwealth criticized in detail the arguments of New South Wales and of South Australia. It was urged by the Government of South Australia that it was not right that the Australian states should be omitted from the Imperial Conference. The Australian states were not in the position of Canadian provinces ; they were still self-governing Colonies. Although certain specified powers were vested in the Commonwealth, and these powers might be extended by means of its legis- lative jurisdiction, by far the larger share of the work of carrying on the Government of Australia remained with the states, and the importance of the states was such that they felt it a slight to be excluded from the Conference to which 1 Quick and Garran, pp. 964. 965 : Harrison Moore, pp. 297. 348. 404. 198. t See Parl. Pap., Cd. 3337, 3340, 3524, pp. 924; and 5273, pp. 12-14. On the sending of invitations to the State Premiers via the Governor- General to attend the Coronation, which resulted in their not coming, see Daily Chronicle, January 25, 1902 ; Adelaide Register, January 18, 1902; British, Australasian, February 20, 1902. In 1910 the invitations went direct via the Governors, and in several cases were accepted ; Western Australia voted £1.500 for the expenses of the Premiers visit.

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